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Jaden Michael

Posted by Matthewon October 15, 2017Movies, Reviews /
Comments Off on VIFF Review: ‘Wonderstruck’ is a magical, moving tale for all ages

Todd Haynes movies, love ’em or … not? Wait, does anyone not love Todd Haynes movies? Anyway, the point is that the man is a consummate visual storyteller, and in that regard Wonderstruck might be his magnum opus. There two main stories, one set in the 1970s and another in the 1920s, each with a child protagonist and each moving in their own ways. If you’re thinking that they might be connected, yes, of course they are both to each other and a third story told later in the film.

It would have been easy to adapt this story, a kids novel, for kids but Wonderstruck is a moving tale for all ages.